Will Pakistan continue its longstanding policy of running with the hare and hunting with the hounds, asks Sandy Gordon
29 Jul 10 Comments (0)Asian horizons
A major new Lowy Institute report is likely to influence Australia’s approach in Asia, writes Geoffrey Barker
03 Jun 10 Comments (0)Julie Bishop was (half) right
The convention that neither side of politics comments on the operation of intelligence agencies benefits the agencies and the government (and sometimes the opposition) but no one else, writes Brian Toohey
Comments (2)The novelists who kicked the hornets’ nests
Two novels, two realities. Brian Toohey looks at what fiction can tell us about governments and human rights
03 Nov 09 Comments (1)The devil in the detail
The release of the government’s security law proposals reveals that the Coalition’s approach still casts a long shadow, writes Andrew Lynch
19 Aug 09 Comments (0)At last, an independent reviewer of terrorism laws
After a string of inquiries recommending reform, new federal government legislation will create a security law monitor. It’s not a perfect plan but it’s a strong start, write Andrew Lynch and Nicola McGarrity
16 Jul 09 Comments (1)Early warning
We need early detection and rapid aggressive response to stop bushfires from raging out of control, argues Viv Waller
03 Mar 09 Comments (2)Learning from Haneef
Lost in the Christmas rush was the release of John Clarke’s report on the Haneef affair. Andrew Lynch looks at what the inquiry did – and didn’t – uncover
05 Feb 09 Comments (0)Unusual and invasive
David Hicks’s video is a reminder that hastily drafted and unnecessary laws are still on the statute books, writes Andrew Lynch
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